Last nights class was a lot of fun. It was really interesting to see all the different technologies and to see what the presenters thought was most useful in that software. In this post, I have highlighted the ones that appealed to me most, and the ones that I think I could start using immediately.
Blabberize won the contest for software that could be useful, but also the biggest time waster. I was also really interested in Screen Toaster, as an alternative to Adobe Captivate, and I could see myself using that in my current position, too.
The three book tracking programs - Shelfari, goodreads and bookglutton were all very similar, but had some distinct differences, i.e. one you can use real-time chat in, another you can read entire books. Assuming you were allowed to, you could save your district money by having students read books online instead of purchasing them.
The last technology that really struck me was soshiku. I think it would be great to suggest to students so that they can keep track of their assignments online.
The technologies were a lot to think about, but it's great to see what is out there and how it can be used.
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There's another one called Fotobabble which I think J. Valenza posted. My speaker wasn't working at my high school so I missed the who funny part with the camel's accent. Not really sure what it's good for other than to inject a little humor in a piece. I told Megan M. I put together my first Prezi for work. Took a few tries but I was getting into it and it came out pretty good. I signed up for Good Reads because I like the idea of keeping track of what I've read. I like lists but I haven't really used it. I want to try to use one of these book sites for our Student Book Club. We just decided to read all of the Black Eyed Susan Nominees and it might be a good way to keep the interest up over the summer. Good Reads is allowed in our school but Shelfari is not. I guess they haven't caught on to it yet. I wish we could have listened to the presentations without having to grade them but I suppose they need to grade us on something. Enjoy Spring Break!!
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